16. Tune into C-Span (350 on DirecTV)

They are now going through the Florida election in painstaking detail with both Republican and Democratic spokespersons carefully answering phone calls and tweets, with a moderator taking control of the discussion and all in all being very informative.

Even lunatic callers get treated with respect and their questions are answered in detail and with clarity.

18. I think she missed a trick

As I understand it, and I could easily be wrong, if a state has an even split between (R) and (D) Representatives in it's state's caucus then that state does not vote to elect a President (assuming a 269-269 finish).

It is also my understanding that a majority must be reached in The House. She touched on a 25-25 tie but didn't go into it any more than that. The House must get to 26 state caucuses all voting for the same guy or they don't have an outcome in the vote.

^Disclaimer^

I am getting a lot of this from a thread that was up here on Saturday. If the other posters are wrong than so am I.

26. I don't buy it

Between now and Election Day, the President will solidify his lead (more likely), or the tide will turn, and Romney will take a lead (less likely). I know the national popular vote isn't what determines who wins the White House, but these battleground states aren't all that different than anywhere else. They're just the places where things are close. If President Obama gains in national popularity, his lead in the "safe"states will be bigger, and he'll take the majority of the swing states. If Romney gains in popularity nationally, his lead in his safe states will be bigger, and he'll take more of the swing states.

It's probably intuition more than anything else, but I just don't see an even split of the battleground states. I worry a lot more about Romney taking more of these states than expected, than things working out so that there is a tie. I hope the President solidifies his lead, and almost all of the swing states go his way, and maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I believe the rational part of my brain thinks that will be the outcome too.

I just hope President Obama finds a way to do it without needing Ohio, as I don't trust the vote count in that state at all. The chances Maine's electoral votes will be split? Not likely - I live here, and that second district elected a Democrat to be their House representative, Michaud has a big lead in the polls, and I don't see that district going to Romney, no matter how much they saturate the airwaves. The only reason we have the teabag nutcase we have for governor is a fluke 3-way election. All of Maine is safe for the President.

I don't think this election will be as close as many think. I'm hoping and thinking Obama will win big, but if Romney does, it won't be that close either.

30. Good to hear about Maine

I wasn't sure with your governor if the state had gone rightward. So happy to hear that's not the case. I used to go to Monhegan Island sometimes as a kid and lived in Vermont, even hitchhiked through Maine a couple of times and really love the state. I think Ohio is in the bag and while I am worried about tricks at least they are on it, 2000 incidents already addressed by the Obama team, and so many exit polls will make it difficult to grab. Also Nevada seems sure now, it's nerve wracking but much less this week than last! Ed had a a guest yesterday, the Rep. from Ohio who said she's not that worried about the voting machines because they've been certified. fingers crossed!